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Five for Friday: Multitasking Beauty Superheroes

2009-12-04T08:00:00.000-05:00

Everyone already knows that conditioner can double as shaving cream (another tip: mix with water in a spray bottle to keep crazy beach hair in check). Here are five more multitasking miracles that do...

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Five for Friday: Multitasking Miracles in a Jar (or Tube)

2009-11-27T08:00:00.001-05:00

Ever ask someone about a classic moisturizer and get this answer? "Oh! I use ________ for EVERYTHING! Face, hands, cuticles, lips, eczema, elbows, feet, bug bites, windburn, sunburn, steam burns,...

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Happy Thanksgiving!

2009-11-26T21:37:00.000-05:00

Happy Thanksgiving to all my US readers celebrating the holiday! We're just wrapping up a MAJOR feast at my parents' house, and food coma is imminent. I hope you're all having a wonderful day filled...

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Prada L'Eau Ambree

2009-11-26T21:31:00.000-05:00

Prada L'Eau Ambree came to my attention when my friend K announced that she'd just purchased it. I'd never known her to wear anything but Hanae Mori and Chanel Chance, so for her to pick another...

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Five for Friday: Autumn Fragrances, Part 2

2009-11-20T08:00:00.002-05:00

When I finished my last post on autumn comfort scents, I couldn't help feeling that there were other bottles just waiting forlornly in my perfume cabinet for their very own mention. And indeed, there...

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Sensuous Skin, Even in the Dead of Winter

2009-11-19T08:00:00.000-05:00

Ah! What's this I spy on the Estee Lauder site? Sensuous, in a dry oil spray!My dears, this has "holiday party" written all over it. I've already named Sensuous as one of my favorite fall scents, and...

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Out on the Town With Bare Escentuals Buxom Babes

2009-11-18T12:19:00.000-05:00

Bare Escentuals' Buxom Babes About Town set combines four petite plumping glosses with four plumping pencils that work either as liners or lip colors. The colors in the image here look a little bit...

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Five for Friday: The Forgotten (Travel Essentials)

2009-11-13T08:00:00.000-05:00

Don't you just hate it when you go on a trip and forget some truly critical beauty goods? I tend to forget the same things every time, for various reasons, which I'll explain below. Check out my five...

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Forever Krystle, Revisited

2009-11-12T08:00:00.000-05:00

Does anyone remember Forever Krystle? This scent was truly ahead of its time. In an era when the only name in "celebrity fragrance" was Elizabeth Taylor, this was a perfume based on a fictional...

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Just a Spoonful of (Lemon) Sugar

2009-11-11T16:00:00.000-05:00

Friends, please indulge me an Andy Rooney moment. There's something I just don't understand; maybe you can enlighten me, or at least nod your head in agreement.Why is the smell of sugar associated...

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Add Some Sheen to Your Skin With Sephora Dry Oil Spray

2009-11-11T08:00:00.002-05:00

If you haven't yet been convinced that I'm pretty unwilling to let go of summer, based on some recent posts, this one will definitely put you over the edge (and yes, I'm aware that we're into...

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SmoothAway We Go

2009-11-10T12:00:00.000-05:00

I'm sure you've seen the ever-present infomercials for SmoothAway, the hair removal product that the company touts as "the fastest selling, most popular women's product in Europe." Hmmm. Dubious...

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Satin Hands, Courtesy of the Pink Cadillac

2009-11-10T08:00:00.000-05:00

So. Let's talk about Mary Kay. I've gotten lots of earnest emails over the years from enthusiastic Mary Kay reps, offering to send me products or hoping I'll mention Mary Kay (and their name) on the...

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NARS Blush Duo: Everybody's Got a Hungry Heart

2009-11-09T12:45:00.000-05:00

Everybody needs a place to rest Everybody wants to have a home Don't make no difference what nobody says Ain't nobody like to be alone Everybody's got a hungry heart Everybody's got a hungry...

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Coffee House Smackdown

2009-11-06T12:00:00.000-05:00

Back in high school I had a serious obsession with a line of creamy Lip Smackers. I think they were a sub-brand of the original -- I vaguely remember packaging that was just a bit different, they had...

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Five for Friday: Autumn Comfort Scents

2009-11-06T08:00:00.003-05:00

Some fragrances just seem to go better with a sweater, don't they? When the temperatures drop and the leaves change, I tend to reach for creamy, spicy scents, many of which have some vanilla in the...

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The Expensive Hotel Smell: L'Occitane Bergamot Tea

2009-11-05T16:00:00.000-05:00

Remember the Spa Smell we talked about a few months back? It's that light, slightly herbal whiff of scent that you immediately associate with bathrobes, massages and soft music. Erno Laszlo Gentle...

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Three New Travel-Loving Scents from Tocca

2009-11-05T12:00:00.000-05:00

Tocca's new Aqua Profumata series - meant to evoke a journey through southern Italy - is essentially a collection of fancy, luxurious body sprays.Having been a longtime fan of Tocca's candles and...

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Meyer Mania

2009-11-05T08:00:00.001-05:00

I've been slightly obsessed of late with Meyer lemons, those delicious little citrus fruits that smell wonderful and taste like a cross between a lemon and a mandarin orange.Our kitchen has been...

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A Little Piece of Paradise at The Body Shop

2009-11-04T16:00:00.001-05:00

Another post about The Body Shop! (For now.) A few of you commented that you always pass it by and rarely go in - and the same goes for me. However, I think that'll soon be changing, as they really...

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Sinner or Saint? Be Both With Kat Von D's New Fragrances

2009-11-04T08:00:00.002-05:00

TV tattoo artist Kat Von D has expanded her makeup line at Sephora with two sister fragrances, Saint and Sinner. Cute concept (although it isn't the first time it's been done), and one that lends...

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Get the Look: Scarlett Johansson at the Tribute to Cinema

2009-11-03T16:00:00.000-05:00

At the Moet & Chandon Tribute to Cinema in Tokyo on October 20, Scarlett Johansson sported a messy sideswept bob, styled by David Babaii using products from his David Babaii for WildAid line. Want to...

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Dress Up Your Deodorant with Donna Karan

2009-11-03T12:00:00.000-05:00

For years I'd been hearing that Donna Karan Cashmere Mist Deodorant/Anti-Perspirant was a "cult favorite beauty item." I even heard stories of women swooping by the Donna Karan counter and buying up...

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Perfume Reincarnation: Jo Malone Lotus Blossom & Water Lily

2009-11-03T08:00:00.007-05:00

As I was passing through Bloomingdale's recently, on my way to buy birthday presents and boots, I stopped by the Jo Malone counter for a little sniffage. Lotus Blossom & Water Lily was my pick for...

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Sorry TLC, I DO Want Scrubs

2009-11-02T16:00:00.001-05:00

One of my favorite recent innovations in the skincare is the "instant facial" - a scrub that combines both chemical and physical exfoliants in a single tube, to deliver double-whammy smoothing...

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